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Sandy Harris wrote:
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> "Susan W. Gallagher" wrote:
> >
> > Simple answer -- it's a registered trademark. See
> > http://www.unix-systems.org/
> > for more info.
>
> That answer is too simple.
>
> It was originally Unix, and lots of old Unix hackers like me insist
> on spelling it that way.
>
<snip some links & some good info>
Sandy,
It's not that I don't remember the good ol' Unix days, and it's
not that I don't respect Ritchie, Kernighan, et al., but The Open
Group owns the trademark now, so the proper use of the term is
according to their guidelines.
-Sue Gallagher
Who installed and administered an Interactive 386 Unix box in 1988
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